Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Uzumaki Deluxe: Spiral into Horror by Junji Ito

107 reviews

kakeyame's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Terminal illness, and Car accident

leighsnerdlife's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Junji Ito really nails body horror. I've read some of his short story collections, but this is my first experience with a full length story. The pacing was a little off at the end but overall it's a fantastic, gruesome tale.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, and Murder

nyssa_jo's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Would have been perfect if not for

gangs surfing on tornadoes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Addiction, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Cannibalism

bookw0rm93's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Death of parent

ashofadummy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Uzumaki is one of the best horror stories I've ever read. It develops perfectly, not too fast or slow, and it submerges you in the hell of a city the characters live in. The end is pretty intense, and with the pass of the characters, you start to be more concerned about what the hell is going on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

revolutionfrommybed's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

the_one_krissy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

...I didn't like it at all. It's obviously made with great care, but I didn't find the tale to be scary - just extremely disturbing in a way that left me sick to my stomach. My personal enjoyment of this graphic novel was so nonexistent that I can't rate it any higher than two stars.

Besides, Shuichi had the right idea on page 14 of this 600+ page monstrosity. They should have left town the moment all that weird crap started happening, when they probably still could have. There was zero excuse for not getting the hell out after the thing with the kiln. Stay in a place like that, you deserve what you get.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

cryeager's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Death of parent

corleone's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

danibanani's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

All I have to say is AHHHHHHHHH 🫣

(To clarify, I loved it. Horrific, disgusting, beautiful and hypnotic like the spirals you WON'T STOP SEEING after you finish this. 10/10 recommend for quality nightmares).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Self harm, and Death of parent